v. ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"

v. get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"

v. carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

v. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

v. give to in marriage

v. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"

v. engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

v. consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

v. engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

v. engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

v. engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

v. join the military

v. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

v. put into commission; equip for service; of ships

v. enter into a contractual arrangement

v. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

v. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

v. assign to a station

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

v. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"

v. irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"

v. request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"

v. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

v. remove surgically; "amputate limbs"

v. to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

v. lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants"

v. be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant easily"

v. put into commission; equip for service; of ships

v. enter into a contractual arrangement

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

v. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

v. promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife"

v. make a promise or commitment

v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

v. engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

v. join the military

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

v. hold spellbound

v. keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"

v. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"

v. let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"

v. grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"

v. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

v. engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

v. join the military

v. become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage"

v. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

v. release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"

v. terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"

v. cause to be bored

v. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

v. acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"